10:45am-12:00 - Mixed Level Yoga New Year’s Day practice, focused on releasing the old year and opening to the new.

Bring your yoga mat, a towel, a tie or strap and a block if you have one. Classes are by donation. All proceeds will go to organizations making positive change locally and/or globally: Doctors Without Borders, LifeCare Alliance (Meals on Wheels/Project Open Hand), and 350.org.

Start 2017 off right - by loving and supporting your fellow Cbus queers! After 2016, we're going to need some time to heal. Come hang out with us on Sunday, January 8th, and bring a dish to share.

11-Noon Enjoy breakfast/brunch food and drinks

Noon-1pm Get up to some gay agenda planning - what should we do in 2017?

Queer Behavior is a network dedicated to uniting Columbus’ queer community through interacting with and organizing within the queer community; promoting queer community events, issues, and news; and organizing events, education, and outreach for the community and Central Ohio. While all inclusive, Queer Behavior is, at its core, a network for self-identified queer peoples. All events created or sponsored by Queer Behavior are dedicated Safe(r) Spaces.

Saturday, Jan 14thJamison Williams

As a part of the Fuse Factory's ongoing music series, improvisational saxophonist will stop by ILLIO to preform on the eveing of Jan 14th.

This two-session workshop explores the creation and performance of computer-generated music utilizing the free music programming language, Sonic Pi. The workshop provides a very gentle introduction to both computer programming and digital music production. Sonic Pi is fun and easy to learn. Consequently, it is a great first step for anyone interested in computer-generated music.

The workshop will cover the following topics: Basic computer programming with Sonic Pi, Samples, Software Synthesizers, Audio Effects, Randomization, Algorithmic composition and improvisation using live coding.

Many of us feel afraid when we consider the state of things to come. Politically, environmentally, or personally, it can feel like we are a small boat on a turbulent sea, liable to tip over at any moment and sink into the depth of the ocean.

In the face of an uncertain and life-denying future, it's all the more important to support one another by embodying non-fear and by creating places of refuge for ourselves and others. When we practice in such a way that the diversity of life can flourish around us we build this sanctuary.

As Brother Phap Dung, of the Plum Village Sangha, suggested in a recent interview, "The future is built with the present moment and how we take care of it. If you are fearful, the future will be fearful. If you are uncooperative, the future will be divisive. This is very important. / The future is not something that will come to us; the future is built by us, by how we speak and what we do in the present moment. / Community practice is crucial at this time. It’s crucial not to be alone in front of the computer, reading media. That makes the world dark for you. Find flesh. There are still wonderful things happening." < http://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2016/11/22/13638374/buddhist-monk-mindfulness >

For the two hours of our sangha (community) gathering on Sunday, Jan 29th, we will do our best to build such a place.

We'll sit for two 20-minute periods divided by walking meditation. Time will be made for everyone to discuss--sharing our strategies for creating safe places for ourselves and others or sharing whatever comes up for us as we struggle to do so.

Mud Lotus is anchored by Seth and Sara who believe sitting practice should be accessible to everyone, all bodies, body types, and abilities. Folks can stay 5 min. or the whole time and move in whatever way best supports their practice. We welcome folks of all religions, races, sexualities and gender identities. Please let us know if there is something we can do to support your practice.

In this session, we will focus on a posture intended for the purification of guilt and misdeeds.

As usual, we will open the door with the Singing Shaman posture. Then participants can take the opportunity cleanse their "impurities," however they understand that, with a posture based on the Aztec goddess Tlazolteotl. Associated with decay as well as fertility, Tlazolteotl represents healing through the consumption of our guilt and regrets, especially impurities of the heart. We "feed" her our regret or shame and she leaves us clean and renewed.

"[Tlazolteotl] was the Goddess of the black, fertile earth, the rotting earth, the fecund earth that gains its energy from death, and in turn feeds life. Associated with purification, expiation, and regeneration, She turns all garbage, physical and meta-physical, into rich life." (priestess, Dr. Anne Key.http://www.matrifocus.com/BEL09/key.htm)

Come vision together.and experiment in this trance. May we experience ourselves rising fresh and unencumbered.

For more than twenty years, Susan G. Josephson has lead workshops which take participants through ecstatic trance. Based on the work of her mother, the anthropologist and spiritual teacher, Felicitas D. Goodman, Susan has developed a syncretic technique for visionary experience.

*Instructions for participation: Please arrive on time, the door will be closed at 2:15 so that the session can begin without interruption. Fasting will enhance the experience but is not required. For best results, do not eat at least 30 minutes prior to the session. Avoid alcohol throughout the day. Wear loose-fitting clothing and avoid wearing metal that touches the body.

*Young adults and teens welcome.

*Susan does not collect payment; donations are accepted and will be put towards the maintenance of the studio space.

This two-session workshop explores the creation and performance of computer-generated music utilizing the free music programming language, Sonic Pi. The workshop provides a very gentle introduction to both computer programming and digital music production. Sonic Pi is fun and easy to learn. Consequently, it is a great first step for anyone interested in computer-generated music.

The workshop will cover the following topics: Basic computer programming with Sonic Pi, Samples, Software Synthesizers, Audio Effects, Randomization, Algorithmic composition and improvisation using live coding.

This mantra, written as Om Mane Padme Hum, is well known in Tantric Buddhism, but this particular way chanting it is unique.
In this workshop, we will practice the mantra with a visualization and a dedication to the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (also known as Chenrezig or Quan-Yin) the embodiment of compassion. Avalokiteshvara is known as the "observer of the voices of suffering in the world." The lotus represents the flowering of our true nature, which is pure, kind, and wise and the Lotus Mantra promotes that flowering. Because it grows in muddy water yet remains unsoiled, the lotus reflects clear awareness and undefiled conduct, transcending the world of delusion.

No previous experience in meditation is required – the workshop is open to all.

Friday, Dec. 9th, 7-11pmSong for the Owl Presents: Experimental Music Party 2

Due to the success of the Experimental Music Party in September we have decided to stage another show. As before, it will feature a number of Columbus based artists. The show is FREE and you can BYOB. Doors at 7:00, music from 7:30 to 11:00.

"Kevin P. Holland (sineqube) is a classically trained musician, artist, software engineer, and educator. He has written 800+ pieces of music, shipped seven music applications written in Max/MSP, helped develop and ship six iOS apps, and co-created the NTH Music Synthesizer and Luminth Generative Music System at NTHSynth, LLC. Kevin has taught private music lessons for 20 years, and offers workshops on improvisation and live looping. He has worked in various genres including classical, jazz, blues, punk, rock, ambient, electronic, and experimental. Kevin's current work focuses on improvised live looping using electric guitar. Follow him at facebook.com/sineqube and sineqube.com ."
Young HerkimerTake four decades of comic book reading as inspiration and pour it through an electric guitar, effects pedals, and an amplifier and you get the mess that is Young Herkimer. If you think he's old you should meet Old Herkimer!

May I be free from preference and prejudice.
May I know things just as they are.
May I experience the world knowing me just as I am.
May I see into whatever arises.
Dear Friends, Please join us in reflecting on how we navigate acceptance of the present moment and moving towards a world with less suffering?

We believe sitting practice should be accessible to everyone, all bodies, body types, and abilities. Folks can stay 5 min. or the whole time and move in whatever way best supports their practice. We welcome folks of all religions, races, sexualities and gender identities. Please let us know if there is something we can do to support your practice.

Monday, Dec. 12th, 6-7pmCalm as F*ck - Guided Meditation with Live Music

Join Carisa Holmes and Joel Whittaker of Sanjati for a (totally legit) guided meditation with live music.

Relax on your favorite yoga mat, blanket or bed of nails as you soak in the vibes from singing bowls, didgeridoos, flute, voice and drums. The soothing sounds of synthesizers blend with the acoustic instruments to create a sonic bath that will leave you feeling, well, calm as f*ck.
This class meets the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month
from 6 -7 PM at ILLIO.
Class cost - $10
Some mats, chairs and cushions will be provided, but bring your own if you have a favorite.

Gather with us as we take time this winter solstice evening to connect with nature and its ability to bring us health. This workshop will combine the healing modalities of Western Folk Medicine and Ayurveda to help us navigate the winter months ahead. We will share approachable techniques to help build the immune system, fight off cold and flu, and combat seasonal depression. Join Laurie Granger Ayurveda + Wellness and Wild Origins in this empowering evening of learning to support yoru health. Participants will sample remedies and leave with a "Winter Care Package" from Laurie and Aniko. Space is limited. 39$ Sign up today!http://mywildorigins.com/products/winter-solstice-workshop-east-meets-west-winter-care

Thursday, Dec. 22nd, 7-9pmColumbus Thelema Solstice Ritual

Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.

Come join the Columbus Thelema Meetup as we welcome Capricorn and the rebirth of the Sun for the Winter Solstice.

We have the space from 7pm-9pm on December 22nd, so doors will open at 7 and we will set up quickly and start promptly at 7:30. The ritual should last about 45 minute to an hour and afterwards we will tear down, clean up, and answer any questions anyone might have.

The ritual will involve some chanting, dabbing on of anointing oil, and the ingestion of a small, ritually consecrated cookie. If anyone who plans to come who has medical issues with either nuts (the cookies will be made from almond flour) or cinnamon (in the anointing oil) please direct these concerns to columbusthelema@gmail.com.

Donations of a dollar or two to help with the cost of the rental of the space would be greatly appreciated, but not necessary.

Monday, Dec. 26th, 6-7pmCalm as F*ck - Guided Meditation with Live Music

Join Carisa Holmes and Joel Whittaker of Sanjati for a (totally legit) guided meditation with live music.
Relax on your favorite yoga mat, blanket or bed of nails as you soak in the vibes from singing bowls, didgeridoos, flute, voice and drums. The soothing sounds of synthesizers blend with the acoustic instruments to create a sonic bath that will leave you feeling, well, calm as f*ck.
This class meets the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month
from 6 -7 PM at ILLIO.
Class cost - $10
Some mats, chairs and cushions will be provided, but bring your own if you have a favorite.